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| Method | Cost | Location | Latency (Ping) | Uptime | Difficulty | | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Self-Hosting | Free | Singapore | < 20ms (Best) | 24/7 (If PC is on) | Medium | | Oracle Cloud | Free | Singapore | < 30ms | 24/7 | Very Hard | | Aternos | Free | Europe/US | 180ms+ (Laggy) | Stops when empty | Easy | | Paid Hosting | $$$ | Singapore | < 20ms | 24/7 | Easy |
Services like Aternos and Minehut are amazing for Europe, but they do not run 24/7. Their servers shut down 5–15 minutes after the last player leaves. To wake them up, you click a button. This means: